With all that said, I think you should give both Hearthstone and BGs a try if you're truly getting bored with LoR. Of course, LoR is getting a new expansion soon so I would also suggest giving it another chance once that comes out. You could also play both games at the same time and transition between them when one or the other is frustrating or boring you.
Btw you still need to pay with gold or real money for the BGs perks, but imo those are not worth it because they're temporary (there's a reset whenever a new expansion comes out) and they cost way too much for what you're getting.
My issues with LoR are many.
Lack of card variety means many cards are simply unplayable and decks feel all the same.
Heavy reliance on Champions as win conditions means a lack of variety in deck archetypes.
Low health + no overheal + large deck size = aggro is king and control is mostly non existent or heavily reliant on good RNG card draw. I realize this is likely by design, as it is in most card games (because if control is consistently good, everyone will play control), but it's just far too prevalent in LoR.
Following up on the last point, there isn't really any good AOE or removal for early game.
No summoning sickness means if you fall behind in tempo, you're behind pretty much the entire game.
Straight up broken cards (don't remember the name, but the one that gives "cannot take damage or die")
Event rewards are both very difficult to acquire and not even worth the effort.
Cannot buy cool cosmetics except through real money (what am I supposed to do with 45k shards and 35 Expedition tokens??)
What are the BGs perks that you have to pay for? I thought it was a free mode.
Battlegrounds has been a refreshing addition, has constant updates (Including today). Don't really need the battlepass unless you want additional heroes to choose from at the start but meh. Right now there's only your rating and no rewards based on it so.
Tavern brawl is as it always was, mostly a 1 and done fiesta but hey free pack.
Standard is in a good state. Bit of variety and we'll see how much druid was hurt with the latest nerf on KT. For me personally, a little heavy on the aggro but its early.
Got kinda inspired by your comment, decided to buy one myself. :) Goru, the Mightree and Magtheridon, plus Soulciologist Malicia and Lord Barov! Cool bundle!
When LoR came out I quit Hearthstone, but while I still play LoR I've started to play some Hearthstone again since Scholomance came out. My experience has been very mixed so far. I've definitely been enjoying some of my older decks that I often used to play (especially those including Yogg because they unnerfed him), but I've had some bad experiences as well. The worst one by far was when my opponent (druid) played coined Barnes on turn 4 which pulled Kael'thas Sunstrider, and he was immediately able to draw over half of his deck and kill me while I was at almost full health. At least kael'thas is getting a big nerf that should stop this kind of stuff from happening, but when it happened I just couldn't believe anything like that was even allowed to happen in the game and it almost made me quit Hearthstone again. The other bad experiences are mostly just dumb rng stuff that made me lose games because I lost a coin flip. These probably frustrated me more than usual because I had gotten used to this type of rng not existing in LoR, and I realized that I still prefer that game because of it. However, at the same time the imo better type of rng, like random card generation, is also what makes Hearthstone games feel more different each time. Although this is probably also caused by the much larger amount of cards present in Hearthstone compared to LoR.
What Battlegrounds is concerned, I have still continued playing it every now and then even after LoR came out. Recently I've been enjoying it even more, probably because I decided to concede whenever I would not like my hero options and this has led me to be at a much lower rating where the game is less competitive and thus I'm able to play more fun and different builds. The BGs meta has actually not been in a good spot at all lately (but buffs and nerfs have just arrived!) because 1) cannon, a tier 2 card that fits into any early game build, was way too op and because of that the early rounds were mostly decided by which players got a cannon, 2) damage dealt was at an all-time high which led to very short games 3) one hero (Eudora) was by far the strongest hero and was able to kill people very early, which made getting matched against her in powerspike turns feel very bad, and 4) most players have figured out how to transition to murlocs, which led to most endgame matches being decided by "who gets brann + megasaur first and is lucky enough to get divine shield and poisonous".
As I already mentioned however, a lot of nerfs and buffs for BGs have just arrived this week which should adress most of these issues. Although we can't be sure, I actually think BGs is going to be in a good spot after these changes. The only problem might be that with the removal of megasaur, murlocs might end up being too weak throughout most of the game.
With all that said, I think you should give both Hearthstone and BGs a try if you're truly getting bored with LoR. Of course, LoR is getting a new expansion soon so I would also suggest giving it another chance once that comes out. You could also play both games at the same time and transition between them when one or the other is frustrating or boring you.
Btw you still need to pay with gold or real money for the BGs perks, but imo those are not worth it because they're temporary (there's a reset whenever a new expansion comes out) and they cost way too much for what you're getting.
Is there a chance that the scholomance legendaries reset the legendary pity timer for scholomance packs? This is the only thing keeping me from buying the bundle right away.
The only class that doesn't have a tier 1 or 2 deck is Warlock, but everyone else has gotten some powerful new tools and toys for a mix of aggro decks, combo, control and ramp.
Lulu Buffs
Thanks :) That's true!
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I don't think so. Legendaries received outside of packs shouldn't impact pack openings.
Tell me about the current state of Hearthstone - Good time to return?
My issues with LoR are many.
What are the BGs perks that you have to pay for? I thought it was a free mode.
Hearthstone Patch 18.0.2 is Now Live! Kael'thas & Illucia Nerfs, Battlegrounds Updates, and Bugfixes
Is the Cupcake card back available now that the patch is out
New Shadow Isles Champion - Nocturne
Did you say the same thing about Miss Fortune and Twisted Fate?
Tell me about the current state of Hearthstone - Good time to return?
Battlegrounds has been a refreshing addition, has constant updates (Including today). Don't really need the battlepass unless you want additional heroes to choose from at the start but meh. Right now there's only your rating and no rewards based on it so.
Tavern brawl is as it always was, mostly a 1 and done fiesta but hey free pack.
Standard is in a good state. Bit of variety and we'll see how much druid was hurt with the latest nerf on KT. For me personally, a little heavy on the aggro but its early.
Hearthstone Patch 18.0.2 is Now Live! Kael'thas & Illucia Nerfs, Battlegrounds Updates, and Bugfixes
Can’t wait to dust my Golden Kael'thas Sunstrider /s
New Shadow Isles Spell - Stalking Shadows
Would Endure like to have a chance at getting an extra Endure (albeit Ephemeral)?
Would Endure pay 2 mana to gain an Ephemeral copy of one of its powerful Last Breath units?
Yes to both.
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That's great, happy for you!
Got kinda inspired by your comment, decided to buy one myself. :) Goru, the Mightree and Magtheridon, plus Soulciologist Malicia and Lord Barov! Cool bundle!
The Felosophy Bundle - Get 2 Scholomance Legendaries, 10 Year of the Dragon Packs, and 10 Ashes of Outland Packs for $20
Picked a golden Chef Nomi, Octosari and Archspore Msshi'fn from the packs. As the two Legendaries I got Vectus and Infiltrator Lilian
I am more than happy!
Aggro Enrage Warrior!
Yes I would imagine you could climb very quickly with this deck from that rank.
Hearthstone Patch 18.0.2 is Now Live! Kael'thas & Illucia Nerfs, Battlegrounds Updates, and Bugfixes
yay! They sure do react fast now dont they!
The Felosophy Bundle - Get 2 Scholomance Legendaries, 10 Year of the Dragon Packs, and 10 Ashes of Outland Packs for $20
Got Lorekeeper Polkelt first (YEAY) and then Archwitch Willow (no..) so that balance things out.
On the pack i got Murgur Murgurgle which i like and then there's Barista Lynchen which i longed for. Also got 5-6 epics.
Conclusion : i believe this bundle is well worth the purchase.
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I'll be honest I'm missing some epics and legendaries, I'm hoping to get some more toys to play with for meme decks
Tell me about the current state of Hearthstone - Good time to return?
When LoR came out I quit Hearthstone, but while I still play LoR I've started to play some Hearthstone again since Scholomance came out. My experience has been very mixed so far. I've definitely been enjoying some of my older decks that I often used to play (especially those including Yogg because they unnerfed him), but I've had some bad experiences as well. The worst one by far was when my opponent (druid) played coined Barnes on turn 4 which pulled Kael'thas Sunstrider, and he was immediately able to draw over half of his deck and kill me while I was at almost full health. At least kael'thas is getting a big nerf that should stop this kind of stuff from happening, but when it happened I just couldn't believe anything like that was even allowed to happen in the game and it almost made me quit Hearthstone again. The other bad experiences are mostly just dumb rng stuff that made me lose games because I lost a coin flip. These probably frustrated me more than usual because I had gotten used to this type of rng not existing in LoR, and I realized that I still prefer that game because of it. However, at the same time the imo better type of rng, like random card generation, is also what makes Hearthstone games feel more different each time. Although this is probably also caused by the much larger amount of cards present in Hearthstone compared to LoR.
What Battlegrounds is concerned, I have still continued playing it every now and then even after LoR came out. Recently I've been enjoying it even more, probably because I decided to concede whenever I would not like my hero options and this has led me to be at a much lower rating where the game is less competitive and thus I'm able to play more fun and different builds. The BGs meta has actually not been in a good spot at all lately (but buffs and nerfs have just arrived!) because 1) cannon, a tier 2 card that fits into any early game build, was way too op and because of that the early rounds were mostly decided by which players got a cannon, 2) damage dealt was at an all-time high which led to very short games 3) one hero (Eudora) was by far the strongest hero and was able to kill people very early, which made getting matched against her in powerspike turns feel very bad, and 4) most players have figured out how to transition to murlocs, which led to most endgame matches being decided by "who gets brann + megasaur first and is lucky enough to get divine shield and poisonous".
As I already mentioned however, a lot of nerfs and buffs for BGs have just arrived this week which should adress most of these issues. Although we can't be sure, I actually think BGs is going to be in a good spot after these changes. The only problem might be that with the removal of megasaur, murlocs might end up being too weak throughout most of the game.
With all that said, I think you should give both Hearthstone and BGs a try if you're truly getting bored with LoR. Of course, LoR is getting a new expansion soon so I would also suggest giving it another chance once that comes out. You could also play both games at the same time and transition between them when one or the other is frustrating or boring you.
Btw you still need to pay with gold or real money for the BGs perks, but imo those are not worth it because they're temporary (there's a reset whenever a new expansion comes out) and they cost way too much for what you're getting.
The Felosophy Bundle - Get 2 Scholomance Legendaries, 10 Year of the Dragon Packs, and 10 Ashes of Outland Packs for $20
Is there a chance that the scholomance legendaries reset the legendary pity timer for scholomance packs? This is the only thing keeping me from buying the bundle right away.
I think I fixed Quest Hunter
It's still not Highlander Hunter so it's still probably bad. But here's a cleaned up version of your idea.
Wild · Quest Hunter · by RandomGuy · 6 years, 1 month ago
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I've got an exam at that time but my pc will for sure watch the whole thing ;)
Earn 2 Free Scholomance Academy Packs Through Twitch Drops Next Week During the Hearthstone Inn-vitational
2 packs are so irresistible
Earn 2 Free Scholomance Academy Packs Through Twitch Drops Next Week During the Hearthstone Inn-vitational
I mean some pairings are unfair like rdu and tom60229 are both top flight competitive while some other pairings have only entertainer streamers
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You are right Jacob. Eventhough improving the pack to $ wouldnt hurt.
New Shadow Isles Champion - Nocturne
Fearsome + attack debuff looks really strong.
Will be annoying for sure.
Earn 2 Free Scholomance Academy Packs Through Twitch Drops Next Week During the Hearthstone Inn-vitational
Why they still keep inviting Feno? The guy is full toxic and rage scream in the stream. He also harrassed the chat after someone called him rude.
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Got vector and paladin dude.
Regular packs got nothing special. 1 or 2 epics only.
Its ok.
Tell me about the current state of Hearthstone - Good time to return?
I think the new Expansion's made HS really fun.
The only class that doesn't have a tier 1 or 2 deck is Warlock, but everyone else has gotten some powerful new tools and toys for a mix of aggro decks, combo, control and ramp.